The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-11-10

to be buried in our graveyard. Ills wife
died during the present summer in the
| State of Illinois. So far as the writer
knows none of their children were ever
members of this class. James Love died
about the same time. There were eight
children in his family. All were MEM
bers of this class. Three of whom are
still living. Edward was Minister and
died somewhere in the South. josiah
Cherington died in the year 1858, his wife
having preceded him by -four years to
the better land. Of their nine fchildren,
all were probably members of this class,
three only of whom are living. Father
Smith died in 1859, and Mother but few
months later. Of their eight children all
are or have been members of this church,
five of whom are living. Father Gillian
died in 1864 Of his twelve children all
perhaps save one are or have been mem
| bers of this church, all are living. The
youngest, Frank Gillian is Minister,
and a member of this Conference. Grace
Street died in the year 1859. Of her six
children, all who arrived at mature years,
were members of this church. Clement
Cherington died in 1870. Of his ten chill
dren all have been members of this
church, seven of whom are living. Will
lam one of the number, is now asuperan-
uated Minister living at Columbus, o.
William Parkins died in 1868. Six chill
dren, all living. Samuel Parkins died in
the year 1870. Of his seven children all
were members of the M. E. Church, four
of whom are still living. William, one of
the sons was for years an acceptable
Minister among u.s. John Mossbarger
died in 1875, believed to have been 10S
years old, at the time of his death. Of
his seven children all have been members
of this class, three of whom are dead.
While we have no desire to form Mu-
tual Admiration Society of the descend
ants of these dear departed ones, yet we
are glad to say that there have been but
few, if any, dishonorable ones among US,
and we do not recall the name of single
one, who was ever punished for crime,
and but very few who were ever sued for
debt. This we think is due to the exam
pie of the sainted ones who have gone to
their reward. We are taught that the
sins of the Parents are visited upon the
children unto the third and fourth gener-
alton, may we not as truly say that the
virtues of Parents are in like manner so
transmitted? Such is the history OF sold
Emory" which brings us up to 1875 at
which time, it was thought best to erect
a new and more modern structure. At
ter many plans and the eligibility of sew
eral locations had been discussed, it was
agreed to build on the present site. To
those of us of mature years there cluster
ed so many pleasant associations, around
this spot, made sacred also by the burial
of SO many of our loved ones, that no
other place seemed half SO dear. Our
present little church cost us between sew
en- and eight hundred dollars, is entirely
out of debt, and has needed but little re-
pair, save that recently done in the way
of papering and painting.
In these short and simple annals 1 have
purposely said less of the new Church,
than of the old one, and less of the living
members, than the departed ones, for the
reason that the first mentioned are here
to speak for themselves, but let the living
U6 duluOul0uCu tllttU UIlC OdCA OeA lIetho1O
of that mighty prophet of old. Elijah, fell
from him as he assembled, and alighted
upon the shoulders of Elisha, his success
or, emblematic of that transfer of spirit,
that bequeathing of individuality, of life
almost, as it were, empowering him to
start where his illustrious predecessor
had left off, take up the work already be-
of 1oacf has tho
mantle of those departed ones, free from
blot or stain, fallen upon us, and the sa-
cred duty for US, is to leave it to those
who next come upon the scene of action
as free from taint.
We look upon our Graveyard as it lies
in the bright slanting sunshine of quiet
autumn, and as our eyes fall upon the
spot, where sleep some of those unforgot-
ten ones each in the "windowless palace
of rest" time turns backward in its fight
and we are carried in memory to other
years. We see the faces of other times.
and we feel like repeating the lines of
that old hymn:
s.'Tis my boastt hat derive my birth
From loins enthroned, the ruler of the earth,
Far higher my pretensions rise
To parents passed into the skies.
But I must not close, without referring
to the fact, that during our War there
were those among US who heard their
country's summons, and gave their all, in
those stirring days of yore, Wm Parkins,
jefferson Mossbarger, and John Smith,
laid upon the altar of their country their
lives as sacrifice. Also William Arm
strong doubtless died premature death,
occasioned@-by exposure in the service.
Around those heroic, generous souls, had
wound in the days when they were grow
ing up among US, the tendrils of love
from near friends, and nearer kindred,
and when they were torn violently away
and transplanted into the realms OF light,
where battles and death are no more,
many were those who felt this clinging
hold upon them could not be loosened,
and whose tendrils of love followed them
over into the land of the spirit, giving
them yearning for Home over there
a home toward which all the journey of
our lives must tend. Wehonor the names
of our dead who "shall meet no more on
life's parade and too we honor the names
of the living who are still among us, who
answered "Here am l" when our country
cried Where are my defenders?' We
know the modesty of the true patriot
and true hero, and refrain from pronounc-
ing their eulogy, while they still answer
to roll call. In the language OF another
we have but one sentiment for all soldiers
living or dead, and that is, CHEERS for
the living, and tears for the dead We
glory in our record for the past, but "no
more may the war cry sever" We hail
this day of peace, when we may beat our
swords into plowshares, and our spears
into pruning hooks, and when our only